"Nothing. I mean… it was just stress that got to me," Marcus said with a short laugh, deliberately looking away from Ethan.
Ethan did not respond immediately. Instead, he continued eating calmly, though his eyes remained fixed on his father.
"Then why erase such a minor incident from the hospital database?" Ethan asked.
Marcus stilled.
For a moment, he refused to look up from his plate.
Across the table, Ethan quietly observed him. This was something he had never seen before.
Marcus had always been a man who held his gaze firmly, someone who never avoided eye contact during a conversation. Yet now he seemed hesitant, almost uncomfortable.
That alone made Ethan certain that something was being hidden.
"Care to explain, Dad?" Ethan said after a pause. "Otherwise I will assume there is more to this than you are telling me."
Marcus finally lifted his head when he heard the conviction in Ethan's voice.
